People won’t allow BNP‍‍‍‍`s ill politics: Hasan

The people of the country would not give BNP and its leaders any scope for ill politics of killing people through arson attacks, said Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud.

"It would not be possible to carry out vandalism on vehicles, shops and public properties. So, I would like to urge the BNP to verify their popularity by joining in the elections," he said.

The minister was addressing a view-exchange meeting with local public representatives of Rangunia and Boalkhali (partial) upazilas at Nurussafa Talukder Auditorium in Rangunia upazila of Chittagong on Saturday.

Dr Hasan said the BNP leaders including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir are making statements that they would not give more than a single day to the government. But, with the grace of Almighty, the incumbent government is in power for 14 and a half years, he added.

He urged the BNP to wait till the next general election to verify their popularity. The countrymen would vote to Bangabandhu‍‍`s daughter Sheikh Hasina and elect her as the Prime Minister for the fourth time and would give her the responsibility of running the state, he added.

The information minister said the size of the budget was Taka 61,000 crore in 2006 during the BNP‍‍`s tenure. And now, the size of the national budget is Taka 7,61,585 crore which is 11 and a half times more from their (BNP) budget, he said.

Dr Hasan said the rural people are now getting all facilities like cities as the slogan of the last years of Awami League was ‍‍`villages will be turned into towns‍‍`.

He said the scenario of the country has changed due to vast development. The country has changed and every village of Bangladesh has been changed, he added.

He said the local representatives are the main medium to reach the real scenario of development of the government to the masses.

He urged the local representatives to reach messages of development to the people.

Boalkhali upazila chairman Rezaul Karim Raza, Chattogram Zila Parishad member and AL Chattogram North district unit vice president Abul Kashem Chisti, among others, addressed the meeting with Ranguniya upazila chairman Swajan Kumar Talukder in the chair.

Krishak League, Chattogram North district unit, president Shafiqul Islam and AL Ranguniya upazila unit acting general secretary conducted it.